Sunderland College: Outstanding Employer Engagement

We have been fortunate enough to work alongside Sunderland College for some months, and we are delighted for their recent (and very well-deserved) AoC Beacon Award for College Engagement with Employers. In our interview below, Iain Nixon, Executive Director, Commercial Activity, shares some great insights into how they stay competitive ...

FE Business is pleased to announce the addition of a number of new employer engagement training courses for the FE sector to our portfolio. FE Business is the market-leader in employer engagement consultancy and training for the FE and skills sector. We have worked with over 30 colleges and training ...

With employer engagement a strategic priority for the skills sector, it’s more important than ever to ensure your teams are performing from the start. Skills devolution, area reviews, changes to funding mechanisms, exponential apprenticeship growth and the need to diversify income through commercial training will all have a significant impact ...

The need for colleges to put employers at the heart of the organisation – to support progression, income diversification and impact on the economic community – has never been more topical. As we’ve been working across the country over the past year, we are often asked about the attributes of ...

The FE sector is facing more uncertainty with the announcement of future cuts in funding. The challenge of college governance is intensifying and even more focus is being placed on developing employer partnerships to deliver additional income streams and support the development of a curriculum for future employment. As employer engagement ...